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Civilizations 37d: Yankee Imperialism pt4 – Puerto Rico’s thwarted autonomy
Civilizations 37d: Yankee Imperialism pt4 – Puerto Rico’s thwarted autonomy
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29 minutes
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Jul 3, 2021
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Through their own efforts, Puerto Rican revolutionaries won a charter of autonomy from Spain and were on their way to winning independence. Then Spain handed its colony over to the US, and the US has colonized it ever since. We talk about how the US invented the concept of “odious debt” to avoid paying Spain’s … Continue reading "Civilizations 37d: Yankee Imperialism pt4 – Puerto Rico’s thwarted autonomy"
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Jul 3, 2021
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Podcast episode
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